Impact of Crime on Wisconsin Business - A Survey of the Membership of the Wisconsin Association of Manufactures and Commerce

• NCJ Number: 97049
• Author(s): T G Eversen; P J Riopelle
• Date Published: 1983
• Length: 22 pages
• Corporate Author: Wisconsin Council on Criminal Justice
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/; NCJRS Photocopy Services
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

Results are presented from a survey that measured crime's impact on business decisions in Wisconsin.

Abstract

Of 2,490 surveys mailed to members of the Wisconsin Association of Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC), 625 were returned and analyzed. The Financial loss from crime for the entire WMC membership was estimated at $46,232,000. Pilferage/employee theft, drug and alcohol abuse, valdalism, burglary, and general theft were most often cited as threats to businesses. Thirty-seven percent of the respondents listed community crime as 'very important' or 'important' in its impact upon major corporate decisions; however, only 13 percent of the respondents were involved in a local crime prevention program. Finally, 38 percent of those surveyed requested assistance in developing a community crime prevention program. Fourteen tables and 10 references are provided. The survey instrument is appended.